03-26-2006, 05:17 AM
Buzz Wrote:
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> I bought a 10 pack of 2000mAh NiMh AA's at Fry's
> last fall for Baby Buzz's soccer season photo use,
> and rotated 4 of the 10 into the lineup, where
So the other 6 in the lineup are working fine?
> they took a charge, but were admittedly weak
> performers for the three or four cycles that they
> lasted. I tried the others the last couple of
> days, but they won't take a charge at all to start
> with. They appeared to be fresh stock when I
> bought them, so I'm curious if others have gotten
> bad rechargable batteries,
I have. I got two bad batteries out of 12, but I bought them at Big Lots. The other 10 have performed like champs.
> and if there is a way
> to tell in advance to avoid repitition...?
Nope. In order to evaluate them they should go through at least one full charge-discharge-full charge cycle.
How have you stored the batteries since last fall?
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> I bought a 10 pack of 2000mAh NiMh AA's at Fry's
> last fall for Baby Buzz's soccer season photo use,
> and rotated 4 of the 10 into the lineup, where
So the other 6 in the lineup are working fine?
> they took a charge, but were admittedly weak
> performers for the three or four cycles that they
> lasted. I tried the others the last couple of
> days, but they won't take a charge at all to start
> with. They appeared to be fresh stock when I
> bought them, so I'm curious if others have gotten
> bad rechargable batteries,
I have. I got two bad batteries out of 12, but I bought them at Big Lots. The other 10 have performed like champs.
> and if there is a way
> to tell in advance to avoid repitition...?
Nope. In order to evaluate them they should go through at least one full charge-discharge-full charge cycle.
How have you stored the batteries since last fall?